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POV27: Source of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals: 2004
Families with a male householder, no wife present /10
[Numbers of families and people in thousands, aggregate income in millions of dollars, mean (average) income and their standard errors in dollars. For definitions of income
types, see "CPS Definitions and Explanation" at www.census.gov/population/www/cps/cpsdef.html]
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Below poverty level /5 Above poverty level /5
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Under Under Under Under Under Under 1.00 and 1.25 and 1.50 and 1.75 and
Total 0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 over over over over
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Families with a male householder,
no wife present /10
Total, families.......................... 4,901 234 401 657 864 1,094 1,366 4,244 4,037 3,808 3,535
People in families....................... 13,929 648 1,197 1,920 2,599 3,281 4,055 12,009 11,330 10,648 9,874
Total Income
Aggregate (million).................... 254,048 603 2,307 5,634 9,532 14,432 21,088 248,414 244,515 239,615 232,960
Mean..................................... 51,831 2,577 5,756 8,572 11,028 13,197 15,437 58,529 60,567 62,927 65,894
Standard error /19..................... 853 252 285 246 252 250 247 941 978 1,023 1,085
With zero income......................... 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 0 0 0 0
With negative income..................... 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 0 0 0 0
Wages and salaries
Aggregate (million).................... 201,996 368 1,353 3,535 6,109 9,555 14,665 198,460 195,887 192,441 187,330
Percent of total income.................. 79.5 61.0 58.6 62.8 64.1 66.2 69.5 79.9 80.1 80.3 80.4
Mean..................................... 41,211 1,572 3,375 5,379 7,067 8,737 10,735 46,760 48,522 50,538 52,987
Standard error /19..................... 778 198 272 262 273 278 285 866 900 943 1,002
Recipient families number................ 4,227 96 200 391 541 722 949 3,836 3,685 3,505 3,277
Percent of all families.................. 86.2 41.2 49.9 59.5 62.6 66.0 69.5 90.4 91.3 92.0 92.7
Mean amount.............................. 47,789 3,817 6,768 9,035 11,283 13,231 15,446 51,743 53,152 54,910 57,160
Standard error /19..................... 858 347 392 297 312 301 296 920 950 989 1,045
Nonfarm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 12,647 -100 -56 26 194 351 572 12,622 12,453 12,296 12,075
Percent of total income.................. 5.0 -16.6 -2.4 0.5 2.0 2.4 2.7 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.2
Mean..................................... 2,580 -427 -140 39 225 321 419 2,974 3,085 3,229 3,415
Standard error /19..................... 206 157 110 82 86 85 81 237 249 263 282
Received positive amount number.......... 451 8 18 32 51 66 87 419 400 384 363
Percent.................................. 9.2 3.6 4.5 4.9 5.9 6.1 6.4 9.9 9.9 10.1 10.3
Aggregate................................ 12,888 21 65 149 335 506 737 12,739 12,553 12,382 12,151
Mean..................................... 28,605 2,527 3,618 4,667 6,616 7,630 8,448 30,434 31,390 32,229 33,445
Standard error /19..................... 1,806 790 1,096 874 872 872 786 1,913 1,987 2,055 2,152
Received negative amount number.......... 45 21 21 23 25 28 32 22 20 16 13
Percent.................................. 0.9 8.9 5.2 3.5 2.8 2.6 2.3 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4
Aggregate................................ -241 -121 -121 -124 -141 -155 -165 -118 -100 -86 -76
Mean..................................... -5,408 -5,846 -5,846 -5,410 -5,732 -5,472 -5,218 -5,407 -5,012 -5,297 -5,873
Standard error /19..................... 643 976 976 941 841 756 692 954 985 1,173 1,420
Farm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 1,006 -3 -3 -3 29 51 94 1,009 977 955 911
Percent of total income.................. 0.4 -0.5 -0.1 -0.1 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Mean..................................... 205 -14 -8 -5 33 47 69 238 242 251 258
Standard error /19..................... 70 29 17 10 30 37 45 81 85 90 96
Received positive amount number.......... 84 0 0 0 4 6 10 84 80 77 73
Percent.................................. 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.6 0.8 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1
Aggregate................................ 1,051 0 0 0 32 54 107 1,051 1,019 997 944
Mean..................................... 12,573 (X) (X) (X) 9,039 8,792 10,427 12,573 12,730 12,876 12,875
Standard error /19..................... 3,611 (X) (X) (X) 1,692 4,004 3,624 3,611 3,768 3,882 4,083
Received negative amount number.......... 12 2 2 2 2 2 5 11 11 11 7
Percent.................................. 0.3 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
Aggregate................................ -46 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -13 -43 -43 -43 -33
Mean..................................... -3,715 -2,029 -2,029 -2,029 -2,029 -2,029 -2,682 -3,964 -3,964 -3,964 -4,383
Standard error /19..................... 1,396 3,508 3,508 3,508 3,227 3,227 1,097 1,500 1,500 1,500 2,117
Interest and dividends
Aggregate (million).................... 7,360 15 16 30 52 76 125 7,329 7,307 7,283 7,235
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement. Based on the June 2006 Weighting Correction.
POV27: Source of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals: 2004
Families with a male householder, no wife present /10
[Numbers of families and people in thousands, aggregate income in millions of dollars, mean (average) income and their standard errors in dollars. For definitions of income
types, see "CPS Definitions and Explanation" at www.census.gov/population/www/cps/cpsdef.html]
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Below poverty level /5 Above poverty level /5
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Under Under Under Under Under Under 1.00 and 1.25 and 1.50 and 1.75 and
Total 0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 over over over over
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Percent of total income.................. 2.9 2.5 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.6 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1
Mean..................................... 1,502 64 39 46 61 70 91 1,727 1,810 1,913 2,046
Standard error /19..................... 135 32 19 15 14 14 14 155 163 173 186
Recipient families number................ 1,958 34 42 69 101 152 236 1,890 1,858 1,807 1,722
Percent of all families.................. 40.0 14.6 10.4 10.4 11.6 13.9 17.3 44.5 46.0 47.4 48.7
Mean..................................... 3,758 434 377 442 522 504 529 3,879 3,934 4,032 4,201
Standard error /19..................... 330 205 171 136 106 94 76 342 348 357 374
Rental income
Aggregate (million).................... 1,219 0 2 51 51 75 83 1,168 1,169 1,144 1,137
Percent of total income.................. 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Mean..................................... 249 1 5 78 59 69 60 275 289 300 322
Standard error /19..................... 51 2 4 37 26 23 26 59 62 65 70
Received positive amount number.......... 178 1 2 10 15 23 25 168 163 155 153
Percent.................................. 3.6 0.2 0.5 1.5 1.8 2.1 1.9 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.3
Aggregate................................ 1,380 0 2 51 52 76 99 1,329 1,328 1,304 1,281
Mean..................................... 7,752 600 1,024 5,132 3,380 3,302 3,906 7,909 8,164 8,418 8,390
Standard error /19..................... 1,258 0 220 1,670 1,189 823 1,015 1,329 1,367 1,433 1,450
Received negative amount number.......... 39 0 0 0 0 1 3 39 39 38 36
Percent.................................. 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0
Aggregate................................ -161 0 0 0 -1 -1 -16 -161 -160 -159 -144
Mean..................................... -4,137 (X) (X) (X) -3,000 -2,405 -6,493 -4,137 -4,147 -4,162 -3,975
Standard error /19..................... 581 (X) (X) (X) 0 1,012 2,799 581 586 589 581
Social Security
Aggregate (million).................... 13,191 104 392 918 1,427 2,064 2,746 12,273 11,764 11,127 10,446
Percent of total income.................. 5.2 17.3 17.0 16.3 15.0 14.3 13.0 4.9 4.8 4.6 4.5
Mean..................................... 2,691 445 978 1,397 1,651 1,888 2,010 2,892 2,914 2,922 2,955
Standard error /19..................... 89 110 140 147 132 128 122 101 104 109 114
Recipient families number................ 1,067 23 60 111 164 225 287 956 903 843 781
Percent of all families.................. 21.8 9.8 14.9 17.0 19.0 20.5 21.0 22.5 22.4 22.1 22.1
Mean amount.............................. 12,361 4,524 6,570 8,234 8,705 9,195 9,584 12,842 13,024 13,204 13,380
Standard error /19..................... 225 503 340 355 294 270 270 243 254 268 282
Pension survivor and disability income
Aggregate (million).................... 7,581 7 12 35 131 217 403 7,546 7,450 7,365 7,178
Percent of total income.................. 3.0 1.2 0.5 0.6 1.4 1.5 1.9 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1
Mean..................................... 1,547 31 31 53 152 198 295 1,778 1,845 1,934 2,030
Standard error /19..................... 96 27 18 24 39 40 47 110 116 122 131
Recipient families number................ 511 2 5 12 26 42 69 499 484 469 442
Percent of all families.................. 10.4 0.9 1.2 1.8 3.0 3.8 5.1 11.8 12.0 12.3 12.5
Mean amount.............................. 14,841 3,570 2,617 2,904 4,976 5,198 5,823 15,131 15,378 15,698 16,256
Standard error /19..................... 664 1,330 717 913 835 651 605 675 690 707 739
Mean tested cash-assistance
Aggregate (million).................... 2,290 79 323 594 889 1,130 1,226 1,696 1,401 1,159 1,063
Percent of total income.................. 0.9 13.1 14.0 10.5 9.3 7.8 5.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5
Mean..................................... 467 337 806 903 1,028 1,034 898 400 347 304 301
Standard error /19..................... 32 90 121 113 106 94 79 34 32 31 33
Recipient families number................ 387 35 73 117 158 195 217 270 230 193 170
Percent of all families.................. 7.9 15.1 18.2 17.8 18.2 17.8 15.9 6.4 5.7 5.1 4.8
Mean amount.............................. 5,911 2,234 4,426 5,080 5,634 5,811 5,652 6,270 6,102 6,012 6,241
Standard error /19..................... 283 451 409 422 402 357 338 366 388 439 476
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement. Based on the June 2006 Weighting Correction.
Poverty Footnotes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: November 02, 2006
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